I present this wonderful
set of early Pan American postcards from a purely empirical standpoint.
I don't know how many there are in the set, or if all of them were published
at about the same time. I suspect that they were not, as differences exist
in the kind of printing used for the titles. But from the evidence I have
been able to gather from direct observation, all or most were published
in the 1930's. Here's what I've noted they have in common. They all are b&w
prints. They all picture '30's vintage PAA aircraft. They all have titles
on the picture side of the card. They all have the same wording on the address
half of the back side. Regrettably, nearly all of them have some degree of
foxing of the surface coating that was used on these postcards. Perhaps
the easiest way to tell it's part of the set is to see the wavy lines that form
a stamp box.

The cards are presented
in alphabetical order for ease in checking titles, which apparently is the
easiest and quickest way to differentiate between cards. The titles
are bolded and linked to their respective images.

Check out Jon Krupnick's
newest book, "PACIFIC
PIONEERS"Here's what Jon Proctor said about it:
" To call this volume the definitive work on Pan American's Pacific
pioneering flights seems inadequate. It is by far the most complete
reference ever written about a fascinating time in aviation history."
Jon Proctor - editor - Airliners magazine
- November 2000